Hi-Tech Fabrication

Hi-Tech Fabrication is a United Kingdom-based specialist fabrication and engineering business located in Burton-on-Trent. It operates as part of the Paralloy Group, a global supplier of high-grade stainless steel and nickel alloy components for the world's most demanding industrial environments. The Paralloy Group serves sectors including syngas, nuclear, ethylene, energy, direct reduced iron, aerospace, industrial, defence, ammonia cracking and mining, where precision, reliability, safety and long-term operational performance are critical. Within the group, Hi-Tech Fabrication contributes fabrication and engineering capability to a portfolio that spans centrifugal, horizontal and vertical casting, machining, testing and analysis, innovation, distribution and turnkey project delivery. The group's heritage stretches back to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with constituent businesses such as Firth Vickers, Manoir France and Paralloy itself, and it has continued to expand through acquisitions and investment in recent years, including the acquisition of the aerospace division of Express Engineering in 2018 and the addition of Firth Vickers Drilling in 2024. Hi-Tech Fabrication's location in Burton-on-Trent places it within the group's UK manufacturing footprint, alongside major sites such as Billingham and Middlesbrough. The business is positioned to support the group's mission of delivering innovative, high-performance metallurgical and engineering solutions that improve performance, efficiency and long-term reliability for customers operating in extreme conditions. As a private group company, Paralloy Group does not have publicly listed shares, and detailed standalone financial or operational data for Hi-Tech Fabrication is not publicly disclosed. The brand is best understood as a specialist fabrication arm within a larger advanced-manufacturing group focused on high-integrity alloy components.

Hi-Tech Fabrication is a UK-based fabrication and engineering business located in Burton-on-Trent, operating as part of the Paralloy Group. The Paralloy Group is a global supplier of high-grade stainless steel and nickel alloy components for demanding industrial environments, with a heritage that includes some of the most storied names in metallurgy. The group's history includes the founding of Firth Vickers, originally Thomas Firth & Sons, in 1914; Manoir France, formerly Forges et aciéries de Pompey, in 1917; and Paralloy, formerly Paramount, which was incorporated on 1 December 1931. In 1935, Firth Vickers developed Centrispinning for stainless steels and supplied centrifugally cast components, and in 1941 it provided the first centrifugally cast annular castings used in the Whittle gas turbine combustion chamber. The Paralloy foundry site opened in Billingham in 1967, marking a new era of modern production for high-temperature industrial applications. In 2008, Firth Vickers Centrispinning, whose origins trace back to the inventors of stainless steel before the First World War, joined Paralloy. In 2018, Paralloy acquired the aerospace division of Express Engineering and created a new centre of excellence in Middlesbrough within the Teesamp advanced manufacturing cluster. In 2021, the Firth Vickers Engineering manufacturing site in Middlesbrough was expanded. In 2024, Firth Vickers Drilling, formerly Nexus Deep Bore, joined Paralloy Group, alongside other 2024 developments. Hi-Tech Fabrication forms part of this group, contributing fabrication and engineering capability from its Burton-on-Trent base. The group's services include distribution, innovation, machining, fabrication, testing and analysis, and turnkey project delivery, with casting services covering centrifugal, horizontal and vertical casting for complex components. The group serves markets including syngas, nuclear, ethylene, energy, direct reduced iron, aerospace, industrial, defence, ammonia cracking and mining. As a private group, Paralloy Group does not disclose detailed standalone financial information for Hi-Tech Fabrication. The business remains active within the group's UK operations.

• 2024

  Firth Vickers Drilling, formerly Nexus Deep Bore, joins Paralloy Group.

• 2021

  Firth Vickers Engineering manufacturing site in Middlesbrough expanded.

• 2018

  Paralloy acquires the aerospace division of Express Engineering and creates a centre of excellence in Middlesbrough.

• 2008

  Firth Vickers Centrispinning joins Paralloy.

• 1967

  Paralloy foundry site opens in Billingham.

• 1941

  Firth Vickers supplies first centrifugally cast annular castings for the Whittle gas turbine combustion chamber.

• 1935

  Firth Vickers develops Centrispinning for stainless steels and supplies centrifugally cast components.

• 1931

  Paralloy, formerly Paramount, incorporated on 1 December 1931.

• 1917

  Manoir France founded, formerly Forges et aciéries de Pompey.

• 1914

  Firth Vickers founded as Thomas Firth & Sons, later renamed Firth Vickers.

Specialist fabrication and engineering within a global high-performance alloy components group.

• Centrifugal castings

• Horizontal and vertical castings

• Fabricated alloy components

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